Information Session: American Greetings

American Greetings will be conducting an Information Session at the Weatherhead School of Management on Wednesday, September 30th, from 10:30 am-11:30 am.

As a leader in meaningful connections, American Greetings Corporation is a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in making the world a more thoughtful and caring place. Founded in 1906, the Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the AG Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $2 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit www.corporate.americangreetings.com

Supply Chain Leadership Rotation Program

The Supply Chain Leadership Rotation Program is for students whose passion is manufacturing and supply chain excellence. The goals of the program are:

• To provide a broad understanding of the core business functions critical to the success of the supply chain organization

• To provide a qualified talent pool for future leadership positions within the supply chain organization.

We are looking for candidates who are innovative, collaborative, creative and driven to develop these skills in an organization where opportunity is unlimited.

PROGRAM SUMMARY

The program begins with a 10-week internship following the first year of graduate studies. Upon successful completion of the internship, candidates will be considered for the full-time rotation program.

The 3-year rotational program consists of three 12-month assignments that are diverse in function and responsibilities. Candidates will gain experience in project management, collaboration, time management, team participation, continuous improvement opportunities and decision making. Some rotational assignments for the Leadership

Program will involve temporary relocation.

Rotational assignments could take place in:

• Manufacturing

• Distribution

• Engineering

• Field Service

• Forecasting and Demand Planning

• Global Supply

• Supply and Inventory Planning

• Program and Project Management

• Program Scheduling and Capacity Planning

• Retail Inventory Management I Order Services

The ideal candidate will be a 1st year MBA with a concentration in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Statistics or Logistics. Experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Management or Manufacturing with technical skills in MS Excel and/or Access a plus.

Sound interesting? We'd like to hear from you!Come introduce yourself to the Supply Chain recruiting team during our next visit to your campus. Please visit your school's career services site to apply directly online or check out www.americangreetings.jobs for all available positions within American Greetings.

Join us for a presentation followed by the opportunity to network with American Greetings Associates!

The Weatherhead School of Management is different from other business schools. We are bold in our ideas, creative in our approach, and adaptive in our interactions within a changing business environment. We've enhanced traditional management education by integrating the fundamentals of business with ideas and practices that change individuals, organizations and societies. At Weatherhead, we develop leaders as good global citizens who innovate to create sustainable value.Founded in
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